JULY 12, 2012
GETTING COLLARED
Tomorrow night, Summer Theatre returns to Carroll with the world premiere of The Collar – A Musical!, written by Carroll 1964 alumnus Dr. Frank C. Seitz from his 2007 book The Collar and directed by Professor Chuck Driscoll. International composer Eric Funk created a musical score of memorable songs that tell the story of a passionate but prayerful priest, Father Christopher, who struggles with love, doubt and isolation. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. in the Carroll College Theatre (Old North, St. Charles Hall) on these dates: Friday through Sunday July 13-14-15; Friday and Sunday, July 20 and 22; and Saturday through Sunday, July 28 and 29. (Photo left: Seitz, left, with Funk in the Carroll Theatre)
Tickets are $16 each and available at the door on the night of the performance you choose to attend; call 406-447-4304 to reserve seats on the date of your choice. A feature story on The Collar – A Musical! appears in today’s Helena Independent Record at: http://helenair.com/entertainment/yourtime/a-love-story-of-a-different-kind/article_52fef578-cbeb-11e1-acbf-001a4bcf887a.html
SADDLE UP FOR SYMPHONY
“The Wild West” comes to campus on Saturday, July 21, with the annual Symphony Under the Stars, at 8:30 p.m. on its traditional grounds at Carroll College near Guadalupe Hall, corralling thousands of concertgoers for a free night of western-themed orchestral fare under the Big Sky. “The Wild West” concert features popular staples like the scores from classics such as The Magnificent Seven and Big Country, plus the show-stopping William Tell Overture (the theme from The Lone Ranger). Special guest artist, Grammy Award-winning violinist/composer Mark O’Connor, will perform three of his original works, and it’s all capped off with the season’s finest fireworks display.
Instead of rocks and stakes (banned at the site), hold down your picnic blankets with cans of food and boxes of pasta—the event is a drive for Helena Food Share, which will have collection boxes and trucks on the symphony grounds. Symphony is the biggest non-holiday-season collection for Food Share, dedicated to a hunger-free Helena. A commemorative symphony poster (photo left) by children’s book illustrator Connie Bergum is on sale for $20 at the Helena Symphony offices (48 Hibbard Way in Helena, just around the corner from Riley’s Irish Pub) and signed copies will be available on concert night, as will a variety of vittles from various vendors.
On show day, bring your lawn chairs and blankets (no tarps) to the site to reserve your place. Pets and cigarettes should be left at home. Limited reserved seats might still be available at the symphony office: call 406-442-1860. Check details on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/SymphonyUnderTheStars A feature story previewing the fun is at: http://helenair.com/news/local/symphony-under-the-stars-goes-western/article_514a1d9a-c7f7-11e1-9b8f-001a4bcf887a.html
SAVE: AT IT AGAIN
This weekend, SAVE is hosting another of its popular plastics recycling drives at the YMCA parking lot just east of Carroll’s campus. Type 1 and 2 plastics will be accepted, as will type one clear clamshell trays and aluminum cans, from tomorrow (Friday, July 13) to Monday, July 16, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. For more details, check out: http://www.savemobile.org/About/Press.Plastics.2011.07.pdf
ALUMNI NEWS
Summer Picnics
Join Carroll alumni, current and new students, parents and college friends at the upcoming summer picnics hosted by the Carroll Alumni Office. Please bring a salad or dessert to share, and RSVP to Kathy Ramirez on-line at www.carroll.edu/alumni or email alumni@carroll.edu
Portland: Monday, July 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Mount Tabor Park, SE 60th and Salmon St near the amphitheater at picnic site A
Seattle: Tuesday, July 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Mercer Island Community Center Terrace
Billings: Thursday, July 26, 6- 8 p.m., Rose Park picnic shelter with special guest Carroll math professor Jack Oberweiser
Alaska:
Gatherings – Alaska area students, alumni, parents and friends we invite you to come meet Carroll College’s new president, Dr. Tom Evans, plus Biology Professor Gerry Shields and his wife Pat leading the Alaska alumni cruise expedition traveling to these locations:
Ketchikan: Sunday, July 29, Mass at 9:30 a.m. at Holy Name Catholic Church, 433 Jackson St., followed by a no-host lunch at Cape Fox Lodge, $25 per person Juneau: July 31, no-host social/dinner 5-7 p.m. at the Twisted Fish, 550 S Franklin St.
Anchorage: Friday, August 3, 6-9 p.m., Marriott Anchorage Downtown, 820 W. 7th Avenue, with dinner $25 per person
Fairbanks: Wednesday, August 8, Alaska Salmon Bake, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., $30 per person
For all Alaska events, please RSVP online at www.carroll.edu/alumni or contact Kathy Ramirez at alumni@carroll.edu or 406-461-3214 (ok to text)
Game Days
On Labor Day weekend, join us in Portland for the Carroll Saints at Portland State—the first time ever these two teams will lock horns. The game will be played at Jeld-Wen Field in Portland on September 1 with kick-off scheduled for 5:05 p.m. PDT. Pre-game, post-game details will be announced next week on the Carroll alumni website: www.carroll.edu/alumni. Game tickets will be available online at beginning August 1. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Red Lion Jantzen Beach. Call 503-282-4466 and ask for the Carroll Alumni & Friends room block.
Final details are being made for a booster bus from Helena. If you are interested in the booster bus, please contact Jennifer Bingham at jbingham@carroll.edu or call 406-447-4480.
Homecoming 2012
Saddle up for Carroll’s September 21-23 Homecoming 2012 weekend. Highlights will include the Hall of Fame Banquet, a pitchfork fondue, and epic football action as the Saints take on Eastern Oregon. For complete schedule and details, visit www.carroll.edu/alumni.
In the News
Annie M. Goodwin (right), class of 1981, has been appointed the director of Glacier Bancorp, Inc. Ms. Goodwin was also appointed to the company's audit, compliance, compensation, nominating/governance and risk committees. She is an attorney in Helena, Mont., practicing banking and regulatory law and serves on the Carroll College board of trustees.
On June 24, 2012, Ann Gilbert (left), class of 1986, of Helena competed in her sixth full Ironman triathlon in Nice, France. That’s a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run. She finished Ironman France in 14 hours, 34 minutes, 7 seconds, and placed third in the women’s 55-59 age group for a podium finish. More on her incredible athleticism is online at: http://helenair.com/sports/magnifique-at-helena-s-ann-gilbert-to-compete-in-second/article_94f08e22-bcf7-11e1-9625-0019bb2963f4.html
Mary Larson Mahar, class of 1995 and a 2003 inductee into Carroll’s Alumni Hall of Fame, was recently featured in a news story highlighting her longstanding work as a nurse and artist providing medical care and comfort to Seattle’s homeless, in a most unusual way. Sotheby’s take note: you can’t purchase Larson’s portraits of her homeless patients with cash or credit card—instead, they are auctioned off in exchange for underwear, socks and even peanut butter sandwiches, including 3,000 PB and Js made by Catholic school kids. (Photo right: Mahar with patient and his portrait) Witness the colorful story on how Larson is repainting the world in Christ’s image at: http://www.king5.com/video?id=159938895&sec=549122&ref=rcvidmod To see more of Larson's art and read her portrait subjects' stories, and purchase an original, peruse http://www.marylarsonart.com/marylarsonart/Home.html
Mark Johnson, class of 1998, teaches at Concordia International in Shanghai, China, and recently returned for a family visit to Great Falls, Mont., where he discussed his teaching life and reflections on living in China—read the story at: http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20120708/SPORTS/207080323?nclick_check=1
Travis Paul Grotbo, class of 2008, is engaged to marry Sara Danielle Farr, class of 2007, on July 21, 2012, at the Cathedral of St. Helena. Travis works in information technology at Saturn Resource Management Inc., and Sara is a teacher at St. Andrew School in Helena. (Couple in photo right)
In Memoriam
Retired Helena attorney John W. “Jack” Mahan, who attended Carroll in 1946, died on July 4, 2012, a fitting date for this former World War II Marine pilot and national veterans leader. After the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Jack served as a US Marines dive bomber pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. After his discharge as a major in 1945, he attended Carroll then went on to law school at the University of Montana, with his admission to the state bar in 1949. Jack began practicing law in Helena and built a successful trial law practice. He would become a leader in forwarding veterans’ rights, becoming the national commander in chief of the 1.3 million-member VFW in 1958-1959. He worked with Montana’s congressional delegation to get a new veterans hospital built at Fort Harrison, west of Helena. Throughout his career, Jack got to know Presidents Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and worked with them on veterans’ issues. For more on his life, read: http://helenair.com/news/local/obituaries/john-w-mahan/article_42d7fa86-c737-11e1-9c5c-0019bb2963f4.html
John “Poncho” McMahon (left), class of 1959, of Missoula, Mont., died on June 21, 2012. After Carroll, he taught and coached at Billings Central, Great Falls Central and Butte High School. He left coaching high school sports to coach football on the college level at Montana Tech, University of Idaho, and Montana State University. John went to work for the State Fund of Montana in the workmen’s compensation division. For more on his life, read: http://mtstandard.com/news/local/obituaries/john-poncho-mcmahon/article_a37cfa4a-be80-11e1-b53f-001a4bcf887a.html
G. Daniel Pouliot (right), class of 1973, died on March 1, 2012. At age 7, Dan began wearing hearing aids. Over the years, he eventually lost all of his hearing, but this only made him more determined. While working full time to support his wife and children, he earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration and accounting from Carroll then went on to work three decades for the state of Montana as a fiscal officer, a bureau chief and director of the Montana Telecommunications Services for the Telephone Handicapped (MTTH). As director, Dan took the lead in establishing the Montana Relay System in May 1991, which brought new telephone technology to the hearing impaired throughout Montana and many western states. For more on his life, read: http://helenair.com/news/local/obituaries/g-daniel-pouliot-jr/article_56929604-c33f-11e1-9d35-001a4bcf887a.html
FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS
Associate Professor of Marketing Annette Ryerson has co-authored a new article, entitled “Motherhood and Earnings: Wage Variability by Major Occupational Category and Earnings Level.” It appears in the latest edition of the Journal of Family and Economic Issues.
Scott Forthofer, who served as the assistant director of community living in St. Charles Hall for the past six years, has resigned to accept the position of director of residence life at Montana Tech. Joslyn Carney has been hired on a one-year appointment as his replacement. Joslyn has a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies with a French minor from Seattle University and a master’s degree in teaching from the University of Portland. She is on a one-year leave from the Helena School District after she and her husband Jim adopted a two-year old son, Sean, from China. Both Joslyn and Jim spent two years living and teaching in China through the Peace Corps prior to relocating to Helena for Jim to serve as the assistant director of community living at Carroll’s Guadalupe Hall.
Nissa Ryder, who has served Carroll as assistant athletic trainer for the past two years, has decided to pursue graduate work as a physician’s assistant.
Meanwhile in Admission, Jessica Savage, who has been on sabbatical for the past academic year, has returned this month after graduating from Stanford with a master’s in policy, organization and leadership studies. Rose Beltrone, who was hired on a one-year contract to assist with Jessica’s work duties, is off to law school in Minnesota starting in August. Also in Admission, Jared Engels, class of 2012, who spent over three years as a student worker in Admission, is now an employee.
Jake Samuelson has been hired as a Carroll academic advisor. He is just finishing his master’s degree and has been an academic advisor at MSU-Billings.
This summer, Carroll’s offices for Academic Advising and International Programs/ Study Abroad are being moved to Borromeo Hall.
CAMPUS MINISTRY
For all Campus Ministry news, Mass and sacraments schedules, homilies and much more, go to: http://www.carroll.edu/ministry/
ATHLETICS
On June 25, 2012, Carroll College athletic director Bruce Parker (left) was named the NAIA West Region Under Armour Athletic Director (AD) of the Year. Parker has received numerous awards during his tenure at Carroll: he was named the NAIA National Athletic Director of the Year, was recognized as NAIA Region I AD of the Year twice and has been the Frontier Conference AD of the Year five times in eight years. This is his second time receiving the Under Armour honor, with the previous selection coming in 2009. For much more, read: http://helenair.com/sports/college/carroll-college/carroll-s-parker-wins-ad-of-year-honor/article_8abcf7ee-bf52-11e1-ba1a-001a4bcf887a.html
For all Athletics news and game schedules, visit www.carroll.edu/athletics
COMING EVENTS
July 25-27: Ballet Montana, in residence at Carroll College, presents its 17th summer season performances of “Voices in Hand” at the Myrna Loy Center, 8 p.m. Professional dancers from around the nation will present the original choreography of Ballet Montana Director Sallyann Mulcahy and troupe veteran Nathan Powell.
July 29-August 4: The 28th annual Carroll College Gifted Institute, an in-residence program for gifted students entering 5th through 9th grades, on campus.
August 24: Welcome Ceremony for new students and their parents, 9 a.m. in the PE Center.